Peanut Butter Caramel Skookie

Sometimes you just need an easy dessert to satisfy that sweet tooth. I have one word of warning though. Make sure you have other people around when you make this Peanut Butter Caramel Skookie, or you will be tempted to down the entire skillet yourself.

The best part of this amazing cookie is that is just two ingredients!!! Well, as long as you do not count the toppings.

Do you have kids that have to do AR reading for school? We have two kids that are trying to meet their goals before school ends in 3 weeks. Holy cow! Three weeks until school is over, and summer is here. I am definitely ready for those lazy hot summer days by the pool.

But I’m thinking I better start preparing myself for the kiddos home all day long. We need to start on a summer bucket list to keep them busy because I can already hear them asking to watch tv all day, every day.

Back to the AR reading dilemma in our house. Our youngest son read a Harry Potter book that has taken him all semester to finish. Now his teacher told him to choose some shorter books since there isn’t much time left to read and take quizzes.

This resulted in a huge argument with us over what book he should be reading. We offered him a few suggestions such as The Boxcar Children. His response was a snarl and saying he didn’t like those books. He stomped downstairs and came up with one of the Narnia books. We tried to reason with him that those books were longer and had smaller words per page. Do you think he would listen? Not a chance. That little stinker held strong that his book choice was better.

After he talked to his teacher the next day about his book, guess what books he is now reading? Yup, he has finished one Boxcar book and has started on his second. Guess the parents are smarter than what he thinks.

Although after trying to convince our little stinker to just read the books we chose, I am ready to down my frustrations in another skookie!!!

Let’s talk about skookies. You know what those are, right? It’s a cookie baked in a skillet. See…skookie.

The best thing about this skookie is that it is just 2 ingredients. That’s right! You are only 2 ingredients and 20 minutes away from shoveling this awesomesauce dessert into your mouth! After making these Caramel Peanut Butter Oatmeal Bars a few months, I was needing some more caramel and peanut butter goodness in my life!

You are going to spread an entire can of Dulce de Leche in the bottom of a greased 10-inch cast iron skillet, then crumble a package of peanut butter cookie dough over the top. I’m sure you could use a homemade cookie recipe, but then I couldn’t call this a 2 ingredient dessert, could I? Sometimes using a prepackaged mix is just easier. Plus, it makes it faster to be downing the goodness!!!

As soon as it comes out of the oven, top it off with some vanilla ice cream, toppings, and mini chocolate chips, then dig in! The caramel and peanut butter goodness will make you forget any arguments you may have just had with your kids!

Yep, kids listen to their teachers, not their parents. I’m both, so I see it in action every day! Boxcar is a good choice, too!
Love this skookie. My favorite flavor! I’m in Hershey, PA right now, and had a smaller version of this kind of thing yesterday. Still dreaming about it!

Oh how I want this skookie in my life today! I hear ya on the reading. It’s frustrating that our kids want to read good solid choices, but they have to meet a quota of number of books to reach the goal. Then again, I see that point too because you want them to read a variety. Oh, just give me a fork. LOL

Do you live in my house? Because AR takes over our life. I love the incentive of meeting a goal but finding books, OMG. Jordan started HP but didn’t like it…a week later. A week of AR points wasted! Now she reads a gazillion 2 pt books instead. There’s always a problem finding good ones…and then summer will come and she won’t want to “waste” books b/c she can’t quiz! LOL

Oh, my word…that’s exactly what my son did. Started a book, got so far in it, then his teacher told him no because he wouldn’t finish in time. So I have been hounding him to finish those 2-3 point books just to get.it.done!!! Bring on more skillet cookies please!!!

I’m in Texas and my daughter has to do AR too. Sometimes finding the right book for the right amount of points is so hard. I guess it doesn’t help that we’re so ready for summer right now. This skookie is such a great recipe, it’s easy to make and perfect for the lazy days of summer.

AR tests are the bane of my existence. We had the “you’re never going to finish Harry Potter, just.read.Boxcar.books.for.the.love.just.read.Boxcar” argument at our house also. Seriously. Good thing it is 9:42 and I am in my jammies and thus won’t run out of the house to buy the 2 ingredients for this recipe right now. But tomorrow is another day.

AR reading, AR reading…My gosh it’s a pain in the booty. I know its great for the kids, but gosh I stress about them getting all their points in time. My son read the Harry Potter books too. We literally had the same problem of him starting it 2 weeks before the points were due. He sendup up reading an hour every night until he finished it. Crazy kid. Just wait until they get into middle school, they don’t have to do AR anymore. YAY. Lol. This Skookie looks amazing and I think I would eat the whole skillet by myself!! 😉

Jocelyn is the baker, photographer, and writer behind Inside BruCrew Life. She is married to her best friend, and they have three great kids. She spends her days baking sweet treats, and then trying to find ways to give the treats away without eating them all. Grab a cup of coffee and visit while she shares life from their kitchen. Read More…